Table 2.

Summary of main underlying causes of CVD events and infection-related hospitalizations

CVD events (n = 84)
Diseases	n
Angina	29
Peripheral arterial disease	19
Stroke	15
Sudden death	9
Myocardial infarction	7
Transient ischemic attack	3
Heart failure	1
Infection-related hospitalization (n = 87)
Diseases	n
Pneumonia	29
Infectious gangrene	11
Enteritis	11
Sepsis	9
Vascular access infection	8
Peritonitis	3
Urinary tract infection	3
Infections related to peritoneal dialysis	3

CVD events and infection-related hospitalization include lethal CVD events and lethal infectious diseases, respectively. CVD, cardiovascular disease.